Obj. ID: 26706 Memorial to the Jewish community in Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
Jewish community of Rottenburg am Neckar
Description:
The monument stands in Metzelplatz, near the edge of the medieval Jewish quarter southeast of St. Martin's Church (now the cathedral), near the former synagogue. The memorial is integrated into the fountain built in the middle of the square.
The memorial is a stone column set on a black platform. The column has three Stars of David engraved on it. The sides of the column are broken and four reliefs are carved into them:
1) Two men next to the Torah scroll. One man wears clothing similar to the ultra-orthodox clothes hat of nowadays.
2) A Jewish couple, the man wears a Judenhut, a pointed hat often worn by Jews during the medieval period.
3) A group of Jews standing together, probably waiting for their deportation.
4) A group of Jews standing together
The reliefs depict scenes that represent the life of the Jewish community in the town from medieval times until the Holocaust.
Inscription:
On the bronze plaque, în German:
Jüdisches Leben
in Rottenburg
1286 Nennung eines Juden Isaak
1341 Erwähnung der Judengasse
1348/49 Judenpogrom
Um 1384 Erneute Niederlassung
1392 Synagoge südlich des Marktes
1476 Erneute Vertreibung
Ab 1868 Ansiedlung einzelner Familien
1939 – 1944 Flucht und Deportation
Translation: Jewish life in Rottenburg / 1286 Mention of a Jew Isaac / 1341 Mention of Judengasse / 1348/49 Jewish pogrom / Around 1384 re-establishment / 1392 Synagogue south of the market/ 1476 Another expulsion / From 1868 individual families settled / 1939 – 1944 escape and deportation
Commissioned by
The board and advisory board of the Baisingen Synagogue Association alongside the Rottenburg am Neckar council.
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For several years, the board and advisory board of the Baisingen Synagogue Association, also committed to Rottenburg's Jewish history, have been considering a memorial. They agreed that this memorial should commemorate the entire Jewish history of the city, not just the Holocaust. Despite difficulties in finding a location, they chose Metzelplatz, near the medieval Jewish quarter and the former synagogue. Renowned sculptor Ralf Ehmann was commissioned for the project. On March 24, 2015, the draft plan for the memorial stele, including its integration into the Metzelplatz fountain, was presented to and approved by the Rottenburg municipal council. The support association funded the artwork, while the city covered the redesign costs. On April 14, 2016, the memorial was presented to the public by Mayor Stephan Neher.
"Denkmal Jüdisches Leben in Rottenburg – Metzelplatz," Ralf Ehmann Personal site, https://www.ralfehmann.de/denkmal-juedisches-leben-in-rottenburg (accessed June 6, 2024)